呐 meaning and stroke order
To raise one's voice; to yell, to shout; to stammer
How to write 呐, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 呐
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- battle cry
- sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5])
How 呐 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 内 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 呐
呐 is a mouth 口 next to 内 (nèi, inside), which gives the sound. Picture a voice pushing out from deep inside the mouth as a shout.
In modern Chinese 呐 (nà) mostly appears in the word 呐喊 (nàhǎn), a loud shout or rallying cry, often in written or emotional contexts. 他们大声呐喊。(Tāmen dàshēng nàhǎn.) They shouted loudly. As a neutral-tone particle na, it softens the end of a sentence in casual speech, much like 呢 or 啊.
Common mistake: Learners often write 纳 (nà, to accept) or 那 (nà, that) instead of 呐 because they sound the same. In 呐喊 the meaning is about the voice, so it needs the mouth radical 口.
Common words with 呐
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 呐喊 | nàhǎn | shout; rallying cry | HSK 7-9 |
呐 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 呐
How many strokes are in 呐?
呐 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 呐 mean?
呐 (nà) means to raise one's voice; to yell, to shout; to stammer. A common word with it is 呐喊 (nàhǎn), meaning "shout; rallying cry".
How do you pronounce 呐?
呐 is pronounced nà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 呐?
The radical of 呐 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 呐 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 呐?
The traditional form of 呐 is 吶. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 呐 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 呐 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 呐 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is 《呐喊》 by Lu Xun?
《呐喊》 (Nàhǎn), often translated as Call to Arms, is a famous 1923 short story collection by Lu Xun. It is one reason the word 呐喊 is widely known.
How is 呐 used at the end of a sentence?
At the end of a sentence it is read in the neutral tone, na, and adds a friendly or emphatic feel, as in 谢谢你呐 (xièxie nǐ na). It often appears after words ending in -n, where 啊 naturally sounds like na.